Those scheduled to take part in the evening include cabaret legend Julie Wilson, Swing! Tony nominee Ann Hampton Callaway as well as cabaret favorites Blossom Dearie, Justin Bond & Kenny Mellman, Nellie McKay, Novella Nelson, Baby Jane Dexter, Spencer Day, Paula West and Joanne Beretta. Show time is 7 PM. Writer James Gavin will also be on hand for the one-night-only event celebrating his book's re-release. "Intimate Nights," which was originally published in 1991, offers an 80-year journey through the world of cabaret and the legends it spawned, including Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Woody Allen and Eartha Kitt. The tome won ASCAP's Deems Taylor Award. Gavin has also written for The New York Times, Time Out and Vanity Fair.
Tickets, priced at $25, are available by calling (212) 239-6200 or by visiting www.telecharge.com. Joe's Pub is located within the Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Avenue. For more information visit www.joespub.com.